42 USC § 16162 - Technology transfer

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16162"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 16162 - Technology transfer"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16162"
section_name: "Technology transfer"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "HYDROGEN"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title VIII, § 818, formerly § 813, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 855; renumbered § 818, Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title III, § 40314(1), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1008.)"
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# § 16162. Technology transfer

In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall carry out programs that—

**(1)** provide for the transfer of critical hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to the private sector;

**(2)** accelerate wider application of those technologies in the global market;

**(3)** foster the exchange of generic, nonproprietary information; and

**(4)** assess technical and commercial viability of technologies relating to the production, distribution, storage, and use of hydrogen energy and fuel cells.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title VIII, § 818, formerly § 813, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 855; renumbered § 818, Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title III, § 40314(1), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1008.)